← Votes·2022-02-16

Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2021

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 139905Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2021”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (369 for, 197 against, 123 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

369

Against

197

Abstain

123

Margin of victory

172 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 165Against 2Abstain 8Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 18Abstain 22Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 38Abstain 25Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 51Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 25Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain43
Italy39
Romania32
Netherlands18
Portugal16

Most against

Germany53
France41
Hungary12
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 41Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 53Abstain 5Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 31Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

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